Monday, January 28, 2013

Baking Monday - Girl Scout Cookie Cupcakes

Today's cupcakes inspired by our current Girl Scout cookie sale (and by the fact that I STILL have cookies in the freezer from last year - whoops!) I started with Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake recipe (which totally lives up to its name.) This recipe makes 30 cupcakes, filling each cup about 1/2 full. The batter turns out very thin, so it's very easy to put it into a big measuring cup and pour. Don't be tempted to overload the papers, they will overflow and make a giant mess. (Yes, I'm speaking from experience!!)

Half of these were frosted with peanut butter for Tagalong fans and the other half mint for all the Thin Mint lovers. I topped each cupcake with half a cookie. (Warning: the frosting makes the cookies soft, so after awhile, they lose their signature crunch ... but are still yummy.)